Klodian Duro

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Klodian Duro (Albanian pronunciation: [klɔ'dian 'duɾɔ]; born 21 December 1977) is an Albanian former professional footballer and football coach. Over a senior career spanning 17 years, he represented 11 clubs across five countries — Albania, Turkey, Germany, Cyprus and Austria. Duro began his professional career with Elbasani in 1996 and later played for Tirana, Vllaznia Shkodër and Partizani Tirana. He also spent several seasons abroad, appearing in the Süper Lig with Samsunspor, Malatyaspor and Çaykur Rizespor, in the Bundesliga with Arminia Bielefeld, in the Cypriot First Division with Omonia and Apollon Limassol, and in the Austrian Bundesliga with LASK. His 2007–08 season with Tirana, in which he scored 15 league goals, was among the strongest of his domestic career. During his career, Duro won four Albanian Superliga titles, three Albanian Cups, three Albanian Supercups, and the Cypriot Cup. He made his senior international debut for the Albania national team in 2001 and went on to earn 77 caps and score six goals before retiring from international football in 2011. Over ten years, Duro featured regularly for the national side and appeared in four major qualifying campaigns, working under five different head coaches. Used in various midfield roles, he was often involved in set pieces and contributed both as a passer and as a link between midfield and attack. He also captained Albania on several occasions. During this period, he took part in a number of notable qualifying results and long defensive and unbeaten sequences achieved by the team in the mid-2000s. His brother, Albert Duro, was also a professional footballer. After retiring as a player, Duro transitioned into coaching. He became the manager of Kukësi on 24 November 2015 and guided the team to victory in the Albanian Cup in his first season in charge.

Career

1. 1977
   Born
2. 1996
   Joined KS Elbasani
3. 1997
   Joined Albania national under-21 football team
4. 1998
   Joined K.F. Tirana
5. 1999
   Joined KS Elbasani
6. 2000
   Joined KS Vllaznia Shkodër
7. 2001
   Joined Albania men's national football team
8. 2002
   Joined Malatyaspor
9. 2002
   Joined Samsunspor FC
10. 2003
    Joined Partizani Tirana
11. 2003
    Joined Çaykur Rizespor
12. 2003
    Joined Malatyaspor
13. 2004
    Joined Arminia Bielefeld
14. 2004
    Joined Çaykur Rizespor
15. 2005
    Joined K.F. Tirana
16. 2008
    Joined AC Omonia
17. 2009
    Joined Apollon Limassol FC
18. 2010
    Joined LASK Linz
19. 2011
    Joined K.F. Tirana

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Elbasan
• •Citizenship: Albania
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football